diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/nilfs2.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/nilfs2.txt
index d3e7673..54f61c0 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/nilfs2.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/nilfs2.txt
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@
 NILFS2 supports the following mount options:
 (*) == default
 
-nobarrier		Disables barriers.
+barrier(*)		This enables/disables the use of write barriers.  This
+nobarrier		requires an IO stack which can support barriers, and
+			if nilfs gets an error on a barrier write, it will
+			disable again with a warning.
 errors=continue		Keep going on a filesystem error.
 errors=remount-ro(*)	Remount the filesystem read-only on an error.
 errors=panic		Panic and halt the machine if an error occurs.
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/super.c b/fs/nilfs2/super.c
index f2cfbba..13b0e95 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/super.c
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@
 
 enum {
 	Opt_err_cont, Opt_err_panic, Opt_err_ro,
-	Opt_nobarrier, Opt_snapshot, Opt_order, Opt_norecovery,
+	Opt_barrier, Opt_nobarrier, Opt_snapshot, Opt_order, Opt_norecovery,
 	Opt_discard, Opt_err,
 };
 
@@ -611,6 +611,7 @@
 	{Opt_err_cont, "errors=continue"},
 	{Opt_err_panic, "errors=panic"},
 	{Opt_err_ro, "errors=remount-ro"},
+	{Opt_barrier, "barrier"},
 	{Opt_nobarrier, "nobarrier"},
 	{Opt_snapshot, "cp=%u"},
 	{Opt_order, "order=%s"},
@@ -636,6 +637,9 @@
 
 		token = match_token(p, tokens, args);
 		switch (token) {
+		case Opt_barrier:
+			nilfs_set_opt(sbi, BARRIER);
+			break;
 		case Opt_nobarrier:
 			nilfs_clear_opt(sbi, BARRIER);
 			break;